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    Look! I Wrote a Book! (And You Can Too!)

    Author Sally Lloyd-Jones
    Illustrated by Neal Layton
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    RH Childrens Books | Schwartz & Wade
    On sale Jul 23, 2019 | 40 Pages | 9780399558207
    Preschool - 3
    Reading Level: Lexile AD560L | Fountas & Pinnell O
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    From a New York Times bestselling author and an award-winning illustrator comes an utterly hilarious step-by-step guide to writing a book, as told by a child "author."

    Want to write a book? Well, the spunky, know-it-all narrator of this side-splitting story can tell you just how to do it. She walks readers through the whole process, from deciding what to write about (like dump trucks or The Olden Days) to writing a story that doesn't put everyone to sleep and getting people to buy your book (tips: be nice, give them cookies, and if all else fails, tie them to a chair). Packed with bestselling author Lloyd-Jones's signature wit and charm, this picture book, with whimsical illustrations by beloved illustrator Layton, delivers an outrageously silly story that is sure to have young readers--and writers!--howling with laughter.
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    SALLY LLOYD-JONES is the author of the New York Times bestseller How to Be a Baby . . . by Me, the Big Sister. She is also the author of mega-bestselling The Jesus Storybook Bible. Sally's other picture books include, Goldfish on Vacation and Poor Doreen, as well as Look, I Wrote a Book! which The Wall Street Journal called a "charmer." Sally spent her childhood in Africa and England and now lives in NYC. Visit her at sallylloyd-jones.com, and follow @sallylloydjones on Instagram. View titles by Sally Lloyd-Jones
    Neal Layton's lives in Berkshire, England. View titles by Neal Layton
    "The joys of creativity, exchanging ideas, and sharing stories are explored with accuracy and humor." —Booklist, starred review

    “A story-telling anatomy lesson masquerading as giddy fun. . . . [A] charmer.” –Wall Street Journal

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    From a New York Times bestselling author and an award-winning illustrator comes an utterly hilarious step-by-step guide to writing a book, as told by a child "author."

    Want to write a book? Well, the spunky, know-it-all narrator of this side-splitting story can tell you just how to do it. She walks readers through the whole process, from deciding what to write about (like dump trucks or The Olden Days) to writing a story that doesn't put everyone to sleep and getting people to buy your book (tips: be nice, give them cookies, and if all else fails, tie them to a chair). Packed with bestselling author Lloyd-Jones's signature wit and charm, this picture book, with whimsical illustrations by beloved illustrator Layton, delivers an outrageously silly story that is sure to have young readers--and writers!--howling with laughter.

    Author

    © Courtesy of the Author
    SALLY LLOYD-JONES is the author of the New York Times bestseller How to Be a Baby . . . by Me, the Big Sister. She is also the author of mega-bestselling The Jesus Storybook Bible. Sally's other picture books include, Goldfish on Vacation and Poor Doreen, as well as Look, I Wrote a Book! which The Wall Street Journal called a "charmer." Sally spent her childhood in Africa and England and now lives in NYC. Visit her at sallylloyd-jones.com, and follow @sallylloydjones on Instagram. View titles by Sally Lloyd-Jones
    Neal Layton's lives in Berkshire, England. View titles by Neal Layton

    Praise

    "The joys of creativity, exchanging ideas, and sharing stories are explored with accuracy and humor." —Booklist, starred review

    “A story-telling anatomy lesson masquerading as giddy fun. . . . [A] charmer.” –Wall Street Journal

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